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IN THE HEART by LOUISE DOUGLAS

First Line: A SCHOLAR'S WORDS COULD NOT DEFINE THE CURVE
Last Line: CURVES SING IN THE HEART AND BAFFLE SAGES.
Subject(s): LANGUAGE; WORDS; VOCABULARY;
A scholar's words could not define the curve
Of sails that swell before the wind; of song
That molds the wild bird's flexile throat along
Sweet lines of beauty. Words cannot preserve
The surge of marsh grass under stormy skies
Like lashing waves that burst in foam and spray;
Nor fix the charm of arching rainbows' play
Between the clouds; nor of the moon which lies
Uptipped, a cradle for the evening star.

Words are noise and marks on printed pages.
Curves sing in the heart and baffle sages.



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